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Valencia Moto2, Friday Practice: Acosta off to a flying start with Dixon, Lowes in contention

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Pedro Acosta got his bid for a much desired home victory ahead of his graduation to MotoGP off to a strong start after topping both P1 and P2 to lead the way early on in the Valencia Moto2 season finale.

The Red Bull KTM Ajo rider kept rivals at a comfortable armโ€™s length during the faster afternoon session to end Friday with a benchmark lap time of 1m 33.768secs.

It puts the 2023 Moto2 World Champion in good stead for a third and final attempt at landing a victory on home soil to cap off his title-winning campaign having come up short in Jerez and Barcelona.

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Running Acosta closest come the end of P2 was form man Fermin Aldeguer, the Speed Up Racing rider well placed to potentially become only the second rider in Moto2 history to win four consecutive races.

Aron Canet completed an all-Spanish top three as his Pons Racing team begins its swansong event before exiting the series, marginally ahead of Jake Dixon and Sam Lowes in fourth and fifth, the British duo ensuring their candidacy for victory contention at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.

Second to Acosta in P1, Celestino Vietti slipped to sixth by the end of play, ahead of American Racingโ€™s late season standout Marcos Ramirez, while team-mates Joe Roberts and Dennis Foggia made for an Italtrans tandem in eighth and ninth, with Tony Arbolino tenth.

Elsewhere, Ai Ogura and Manuel Gonzalez were the highest profile names to fall foul of the tricky Valencia venue, the pair crashing themselves down the order to 13th and 15th.

Ahead of what will likely be his final outing with American Racing, Rory Skinner was 26th of the 32 riders.

2023 Valencia Moto2, Circuit Ricardo Tormo - Results after Practice 2

Friday - Conditions: Sunny, Dry
2023 Valencia Moto2 - Circuit Ricardo Tormo - Results after Practice 2 - Round 20 of 20
Pos.RiderNat.TeamChassisLap Time
1Pedro Acosta๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆRed Bull KTM AjoKalex1m 33.768
2Fermin Aldeguer๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆSpeedUp RacingBoscoscuro1m 33.900
3Aron Canet๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆPons Wegow Los40Kalex1m 33.951
4Jake Dixon๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งGasGas AsparKalex1m 34.004
5Sam Lowes๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งElf Marc VDS RacingKalex1m 34.016
6Celestino Vietti๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นFantic RacingKalex1m 34.092
7Marcos Ramirez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆAmerican RacingKalex1m 34.122
8Joe Roberts๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธItaltrans Racing TeamKalex1m 34.243
9Dennis Foggia๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นItaltrans Racing TeamKalex1m 34.317
10Tony Arbolino๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นElf Marc VDS RacingKalex1m 34.329
11Alonso Lopez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆSpeedUp RacingBoscoscuro1m 34.354
12Somkiat Chantra๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญIDEMITSU Honda AsiaKalex1m 34.357
13Ai Ogura๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตIDEMITSU Honda AsiaKalex1m 34.424
14Izan Guevara๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆGasGas AsparKalex1m 34.433
15Manuel Gonzalez๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆYamaha VR46 MasterCampKalex1m 34.470
16Barry Baltus๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ชFieten Olie Racing GPKalex1m 34.558
17Zonta van den Goorbergh๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑFieten Olie Racing GPKalex1m 34.606
18Albert Arenas๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆRed Bull KTM AjoKalex1m 34.637
19Hector Garzo๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆFieten Olie Racing GPNTS1m 34.735
20Darryn Binder๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆHusqvarna IntactGPKalex1m 34.750
21Lukas Tulovic๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชHusqvarna IntactGPKalex1m 34.867
22Filip Salac๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟQJMOTOR GresiniKalex1m 34.870
23Bo Bendsneyder๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑPertamina SAG TeamKalex1m 34.907
24Sergio Garcia๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆPons Wegow Los40Kalex1m 34.999
25Alex Escrig๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นForward TeamForward1m 35.056
26Rory Skinner๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งAmerican RacingKalex1m 35.071
27Taiga Hada๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตPertamina SAG TeamKalex1m 35.113
28Matteo Ferrari๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นQJMOTOR GresiniKalex1m 35.184
29Kohta Nozane๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตYamaha VR46 MasterCampKalex1m 35.209
30Jeremy Alcoba๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆQJMOTOR GresiniKalex1m 35.455
31Mattia Casadei๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นForward TeamForward1m 35.472
32Sean Dylan Kelly๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธFantic RacingKalex1m 36.237

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